434 

 APPENDICES. 



Report to the Experimental Committee of the Tweed Com- 

 mission. 

 I have the honour to report that the Experimental Committee 

 had five meetings during the last twelve months on 

 25th September, 1873, at Union Bridge. 

 25th October, 1873, at Heugh Shield. 

 29th April, 1874, at Union Bridge. 

 7th May, 1874, at Oarham. 

 8th July, 1874, at do. 

 The first three meetings were held to fish for Black Tail and 

 Smolt, which were marked with silver wires and returned to the 

 river alive — the following being the results, including Grilse 

 Kelts, marked by the bailiffs in the spring of 1874 at Scotch New 

 "Water, Broad, Yardford, and Ethermouth Fisheries : — 





Grilse. 



Bull 

 Trout. 



Black 

 Tail. 



Salmon 

 Smolts. 



Orange 

 Fin. 



Total. 



25th Sep., 1873 .. 



— 



2 



157 



— 



— 



159 



25th Oct., 1873 .. 



1 



— 



260 



— 



— 



261 



29th April, 1874., 



- 



— 



12 



81 



88 



181 



Feb. to May, 1874 



142 



- 



- 



- 



- 



142 



Total 



143 



2 



429 



81 



88 



743 



The CoTTrnn 



ttee 



luring the last four years marked 3147 fish, and 63 of 



them have been 



recaptured as stated below — 













i 



o 



o 

 H 





i 





w 



1 



i 



9 



6C 





&b 



o 

 H 







i 







1 



i 



03 



SI 





Pi 



o 



i 





£ 



"o 

 H 



Marked in 























1870-71 



18 



72 



132 



5 



206 



9 



2 



172 



31 



1 



1 



649 



1871-72 



17 



105 



21 



1 



248 





38 



229 









659 



1872-73 



5 



102 



4 



4 



193 





177 



611 









1096 



1873-74 





143 



2 





429 





81 



88 









743 



Total 



40 



422 



159 



10 



1076 



9 



298 



1100 



31 



1 



1 



3147 



Eecaptured in 



























1871-72 



1 



2 



4 



3 



18 







1 







•?, 



31 



1872-73 











10 





1 











12 



1873-74 





1 



1 



• • 



18 





.. 



1 









20 



Total 



1 



3 



5 



3 



46 





1 



2 







2 



63 



